- Ranking of top 10 languages in the world: Chinese
China has a population of about 1.4 billion, and there are 50 million chinese-speaking Chinese overseas, including Singapore, as well as overseas Chinese and students in other countries. Different from Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Hindi and other local languages, Chinese people spread Chinese more quickly and vigorously. In the big cities in the United States and Europe, there must be chinatows. Demography is a factor, with Chinese becoming the second largest language and closely related to China’s growing economic power. China’s economy is second only to that of the United States. More and more foreigners study Chinese in the world.
- Number of speakers of the world’s top 10 languages: English
English is the official language of more than one billion people, 73 countries and the standard language of the United Nations. The United States and Canada in North America, the United Kingdom in Europe, Australia in Oceania, India in Asia, and more than half of the countries in Africa have adopted English as the official language. In terms of the territory of english-speaking countries, it is undoubtedly the first. In terms of the economy of the english-speaking countries, it is also number one. Militarily, it is even more important. Apart from having a slightly smaller population than Chinese, English is unquestionably the world’s first language.
- Top 10 languages spoken in the world: Spanish
Spanish has an estimated 500 million speakers and is spoken in 23 countries. Except for Spain itself, Spanish is the official language in Mexico in Central America and Argentina in South America. The first language in the United States is English, and the second language is Spanish. Spanish, in many ways, is an improved version of Portuguese.
- Top 10 languages in the world: French
French is spoken by an estimated 340 million people and is spoken in 34 countries. Like Spanish, French is widely spoken, especially in english-speaking countries such as Canada, where it is the second largest language, and in nearly half of African countries where it is the official language. In Europe, France has a stronger economic and political position than Spain, which is a big reason why French is ahead of Spanish.
- Top 10 languages spoken in the world: Arabic
The first advantage of Arabic over German and Japanese is its large population, about 360 million people. The second advantage is geographical size, in west Asia and north Africa, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Monaco and more than 20 countries. In addition, from the perspective of wealth, the Arab region has more oil, more rich people and a large economy. The Arab region’s weakness is that its manufacturing and technology levels are lower than those of Germany and Japan, although this does not affect the status of Arabic, as some of the higher ranked languages are also less technologically advanced.
- Number of speakers of top 10 languages: Russian
Mainly used in Russia and other member states (164 million as a mother tongue and 114 million as a foreign language), it was widely taught as a first foreign language in schools in the Warsaw pact countries. During the Soviet era, the Russian language was heavily emphasized in its republics. Although many of these countries are now beginning to emphasize the importance of local languages, Russian is still the most widely spoken language in these regions and is the language of communication in these countries. Norwegian Russian is a blend of Russian and Norwegian.
- List of top 10 languages spoken in the world: Urdu
(130,000,000 as mother tongue, 140,000,000 as foreign language). Urdu, about the 20th most spoken language in the world, is the national language of Pakistan and one of the 24 official languages of India. If viewed from a macro perspective, Urdu can be regarded as a part of hindustani, all of which constitute the seventh largest language in the world.
- Number of speakers of top 10 languages in the world: German
Countries where German is the mother tongue include Germany and Austria in Europe, with a population of about 100 million. Other countries, such as Switzerland and Belgium, also have significant german-speaking populations, as do Britain and France. The biggest difference between German and Japanese is that Germany is a land country. Besides Germany and Austria, German also has a certain market in other western European countries. Germany is the absolute leader in the European Union. If Germany is second in economic and political terms in Western Europe, no one can claim to be first. Germany was the defeated country in the second world war. Many rights and interests of Germany abroad were infinitely compressed, so that few people outside Europe now speak German.
- Top 10 languages spoken in the world: Portuguese
Portugues is a language used by the romantics. Countries and territories that use it include Portugal, Brazil, Angola, macau, Spain, mozambique and timor-leste, with a total population of more than 200 million. Portuguese is one of the few widely spoken languages in the world and the eighth largest.
- Top 10 languages spoken in the world: Italian
Italian is the official language of Italy, SAN marino, and one of the official languages of Switzerland, mainly in the cantons ticino and graubunton. It is also the Vatican’s second official language (70,000,000 as a mother tongue and 120,000,000 as a non-mother tongue), spoken by some Italian minorities in Slovenia and Croatia. It is widely used and taught in Monaco. It is also widely known in the regions of Corsica, savoy and nice, where the Italian dialect was spoken before the French annexation. In addition, Albania is also widely used by the local people. Italian is spoken in some of Italy’s former colonies in Africa, such as Libya, somalia and eritrea. But its use is declining. When eritrea was an Italian colony, Italian was the language of instruction. By 1997, only one Italian language institute remained. Italian and Italian dialects were widely used by Italian immigrants and their descendants. In Western Europe, especially Luxembourg, Germany, the United Kingdom and Belgium, the United States, Canada and Australia, and in Latin America, especially Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina and venezuela. In the United States, Italian is spoken mainly in four cities: Boston, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia. In Canada, the italian-speaking community is mainly in Montreal and Toronto. In addition, Italian is the second most spoken language in Australia.